Method of assembling power transmitting devices



o. BRATZ METHOD OF ASSEMBLING ROWER TRANSMITTING DEVICES Filed Nov. 13, 1933 INVENTOR 0TT0 5,? 7-2 ATTORNEY ;ment of the 'two members.

Patented Aug. 18, 1936 UNITED STATES METHOD OF "ASSEMBLING POWER TRANSMITTING "DEVIGES Otto Bratz, Adrian,-Mich. ,xassi,gnr tic-American Cable Company, Inc., .poration of Delaware Bridgeport, 001111., ,a .cor-

Application'Novem'ber 13, 1933, SerialNo."-697 ;878

6 Claims.

My invention relates to power transmitting-devices of the-reciprocating type-comprising -a' tubular casi-ng or guide member through which passes an elongated tension and/or compression 'member, power being transmitted by -efiecting longi- .'.-tudinal movement ofone member with respectto :the other, and an object-of the invention is'to provide :a novel method of assembling such-devices.

The invention relates more particularly to power transmitting devices of the type in which -the inner member is flexible and-has rig-id rod- .rlilre extensions at opposite ends thereof which slide in rigid sleeves'extending irom-opposite-ends lot the casing. Such rod extensions are usually swedged upon the ends of the flexible members and hence form shoulders which are liable to catch on 'the ends of the-sleeves unless these :sleeves extend beyond the extremeouter positions-of such shoulders. #ItisdeSi-rable, therefore, to make the length of the casing member from the outer extremity of one sleeve to that of the other sleeve greater than the spacingbetween 'the rodsiplus the maximum range of relative move- Howeverythis raises "a problem in assembling. It is impossible to swedgea terminal rod on the-inner flexible member while'it lies within :the sleevean-d an object :of the present invention is'to provide a method of .construction and assembly which willovercome this difficulty.

A further object of the invention is to -provide a method of constructing :and assembling-a 'power transmitting device of the type in-Whichbear- 'lngs or fulcrum=means are provided for relative oscillation of the terminal rodsan-d sleeves. power device of this-type is illustrated in mycopending application Serial No. 697,87 l, fi-led concurrently herewith, -now "Patent "No. 2,018,345,

:Oct. v22, 1935.

Other objects of my invention'will appear "in the following specification illustrating .a power- -transmitting device and method-of assembling the same and thereafter the novelty and scope cfthe invention will be pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawing;

Figure 1 is :a view :in side elevation andpartly in section .of a power-transmitting device constructed and assembled in accordance with -my improved method; and

Fig. 2 is a fragmental side view on a la-rger scale-and also partly in section illustratingwstep in the assembly of the device.

'iThe-power-transmitting device is shown in Fig. 1 as connecting two pivoted arms In and II,

(G anni) either-zone of which may be a driving member and the other -adriven memberyalso each member-maybe alternately a driverand-a driven mem- '*ber. Said device comprises "a flexible tubular casing H, or well k'nown structure-comprising a ll set of wiressecurely bound -at-each end by-fer: rules 13. Each ferrule is formed 'at its 'outer end with -a=-portion 1-4 of reduced diameter on which an extensionsleevelb isfitted. "Eachgpart 4 illof the terrnle is formed with an annular-" groove 16 -in-which the sleeve is 'swedg-e-d, thereby rigidly affixing-=the sleeve to the ferrule. The --=sleeve-extendstoa considerable distance beyond :the terrule and dorms a rigid extension of the tubular casing 12.

Fitted-"to slide within-the-casing 12 is an extended ilexibl-e-member --l'-'|. This may consist of a W-ire;-a flexible rod, -acable strand or any'other body which may serve either asa tensionmember or a-compression member or=bot-h. Hereafter the 1 member I! will be termed the strand--a;lthough it will be understood that this term isintended to include any. suitable structure of the charac- -ter just described. The strand is of greater length than the casing l2 with its ferrule l3 and has secured to-opposit-e ends thereof rods l8 which serve as: rigid terminal members for the strand. *Dherods may be secured to the strand in any suitable.=.manner but preferably each rod is formed with a socket=l9 "bored in one end thereof "intowhich an end of the strand isinserted, and then the-partsarerigidly secured together by swedgin-g. The rod -l-8,-as clearly shown in Fig. 2, is of larger diameter than-the'bore of the'ferrule orof thecasi-ng member and an annular shoulder 20 als' fcrmed-at the junction of the rod and the .strand which serves as a stop'toiimit movement or the strand within the casing. As shown in Fig. 1 the stop 20 at one end of :the strand will engage the adiacentierrule to'prevent-the oppo- 40' site rod irom moving clear of the'sleeve sur- -=rounding'-the same.

The outer end of each trod may be threaded, ssshown, for attachmentto a forked fitting 2| ada'pted to embrace 't-he 'end of one of thearms 3| 0 -or H to which it may be -pivotally secured by a pin 22. 'Eachsleeve l'5' is iormednear its outer end-withanannular-indentation 23 so as to'form :withinthe-bore of the sleeve a bearing surface '-24=which is convex in axial section. This'bearing surface-permits relative sliding movement of the rod --I 8 in'the sleeve and also'iorms a fulcrum --on -which the -rod-- may oscillate to ,accommodate itself to the are of-travel "of "the end of the arm 10 or I I to which the rod is pivoted.

It will be understood that in practice the ferrules l3 are secured to fixed supports (not shown) so that as the arms IE] and H oscillate the strand must flex to permit of corresponding movement of the rods l8. Although the strand I! is illustrated as occupying a rectilinear position it will be understood that the casing may be bent to any desired angle within practicable limits in accordance with common practice, and the arms H may also oscillate in different planes.

In assembling the power transmitting device one of the sleeves I is rigidly secured to one of the ferrule extensions and swedged thereto. Also one of the rods I8 is swedged to an end of the strand l1. Thereafter the strand I! is passed through the attached sleeve and thence through the casing. The projecting end of the. strand is now inserted in the socket 19 of the other rod !8 and is swed-ged thereto. The other sleeve I5 is then slipped over the rod [8 and upon the reduced portion M of the adjacent ferrule l3, after which it is swedged thereto by indenting it into the groove I6. The indentation 23 is formed in each sleeve I5 before it is secured to the casing. After the parts have thus been assembled the fittings 2| may be secured to the ends of the rods and the proper connections can be made to the driving and driven mechanism. 7

While it is more economical from a manufacturing point of view to make the two ends of the casing alike, it is obvious that one of the ferrules may be provided with an extension sleeve as an integral part thereof, and in such case the method of assembly would be the same as that described above with the exception that the step of swedging a sleeve upon the casing before introducing the strand into the casing is omitted.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is asfollows.

I claim: 7

l. A method of assembling a power transmitting device comprising 'a casing having a rigid sleeve extension at each end thereof and. a

vstrand having a rigid rod extension at each -.end thereof each rod being too large in diameter to pass through the casing but adapted -toIslidefreely'in the sleeves, the spacingof the rods being such as to prevent drawing either rod clearof either sleeve, which method comprising the steps of rigidly affixing one of the sleeves to one end of the casing and one of .the rods to an end of the strand, passing the the sleeves, the spacing of the rods being such as to prevent drawing either rod clear of either sleeve, said method comprising the steps of swedging one of the sleeves upon one end of the casing, swedging one of the rods to an end of the strand, passing the opposite end of the strand through the attached sleeve and thence through the casing, swedging the other rod to the latter end of the strand, passing the other sleeve over the latter the casing, the spacing of the rod and of said means being such as to permit limited sliding movement of the strand in the casing but to prevent drawing the rod clear of the sleeve, which method comprises the steps of securing said means on the strand, thereafter passing the opposite end of the strand through the casing, swedging the rod on the latter end of the strand, sliding the sleeve over the rod and'swedging the sleeve upon the casing.

4. The method of constructing and assembling a. power transmitting device which comprises the steps of forming a flexible casing with a rigid sleeve extension of larger internal diameter than the casing, forming a flexible strand with a rigid extension being such as to permit sliding movement of the strand in the casing but to prevent drawing the rod extension and the rod clear of the sleeve extension and sleeve, respectively, and forming an annular depression in the sleeve and the sleeve extension near the outer ends thereof prior to assembly to form bearings for the rod and the rod extension.

5. A method of assembling a power transmitting device comprising a casing having a rigid sleeve extension, a strand within the casing having a rigid rod extension projecting through the sleeve but incapable of passing through the casing and means at the opposite end of the strand preventing the rod from being drawn out clear of the sleeve, the device also including a bearing for relative oscillation and sliding of the two extensions, which method consists in forming one of the extensions with said bearing, securing said means to the strand, passing the strand through a the casing, swedging the rod upon the strand,

sliding the sleeve over the rod, and swedging the sleeve upon the casing.

6. A method of assembling a power transmitting device comprising a casing having a rigid sleeve extension, a strand within the casing having a rigid rod extension projecting through the sleeve but incapable of passing through the casing and means at the opposite end of the strand preventing the rod from being drawn out clear of the sleeve, which method consists in forming an annular groove in the sleeve to provide a bearing through which the rod may slide and oscillate, securing said means to the strand,

passing the strand through the casing, swedging the rod upon the strand, sliding the sleeve over the rod, and swedging the sleeve upon the casing.

OTTO BRATZ. 

